Site Manager (Heavy Engineering & Mechanical Installation)

Site Manager (Heavy Engineering & Mechanical Installation)

Lead the Execution of High-Impact Engineering Projects across Gauteng & Mining Sites

An established engineering and manufacturing business specializing in industrial ventilation, mechanical installation, and structural steel erection is seeking a technically grounded, hands-on Site Agent / Site Manager.

This is a critical, field-based role demanding exceptional client-facing leadership and a deep understanding of mine-site compliance. Acting as the company’s primary on-site representative, you will lead multidisciplinary artisan teams and subcontractors to deliver complex shutdown, maintenance, and project installation works safely, on time, and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Site Execution & Leadership: Supervise day-to-day installation and refurbishment activities. Coordinate rigger, boiler-maker, fitter, and welder crews to ensure execution mirrors the project programme.
• Safety & MHSA Compliance: Drive a zero-harm safety culture. Enforce absolute adherence to client site rules, permit-to-work systems, and occupational health and safety regulations.
• Client & Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary on-site liaison for the client's engineering and site management teams, participating in progress meetings and managing variations calmly and professionally.
• Logistics & Progress Reporting: Track daily site progress, manage tools, consumables, and heavy lifting equipment (cranes), and submit meticulous progress reports, timesheets, and variation logs.
• Quality & Handover: Manage inspection points, punch-list closures, and final testing to guarantee seamless handover.

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of proven site-based leadership experience (Site Agent, Site Manager, or Mechanical/Structural Supervisor).
• Industry Track Record: Solid experience executing projects within active mining environments, industrial shutdowns, or large-scale heavy engineering sites.
• Technical Proficiency: Ability to read and interpret complex structural and mechanical engineering drawings. Deep operational understanding of ducting, piping, structural steel, or ventilation systems.
• Safety Focus: Strong working knowledge of strict SHEQ environments and mine-site safety protocols (MHSA alignment).
• Qualifications: A trade qualification or a technical qualification in Mechanical/Structural Engineering is highly advantageous.

Apply Today: Send your CV and a summary of projects managed to ***email_hidden*** (Ref: SA_SM_GP)